Knockers as ghosts of Jews who crucified Christ and who were forced to work Cornish tin mines as punishment

Motif

Knockers as ghosts of Jews who crucified Christ and who were forced to work Cornish tin mines as punishment.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F456.1.1.1

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

England*Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of knockers or spriggins.

Filed beside it

Knockers as ghosts of giants who formerly lived in area Knockers as spirits of dead miners

Travels with

Seven whistlers are the souls of the Jews who crucified Christ. (Cf. F456.1.1.1.)

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